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Steelers Forum, News, Tweets, Draft Talk, Apparel, Tickets and much more.Wed, 03 Sep 2014 02:59:10 +0000en-UShourly1Steelers Talking with Prospects, Including Memphis DT Dontari Poehttp://www.planetsteelers.com/index.php/steelers-talking-with-prospects-including-memphis-dt-dontari-poe/
http://www.planetsteelers.com/index.php/steelers-talking-with-prospects-including-memphis-dt-dontari-poe/#commentsFri, 20 Apr 2012 03:40:19 +0000http://www.planetsteelers.com/index.php/2012/04/19/steelers-talking-with-prospects-including-memphis-dt-dontari-poe/The Steelers are chatting with a couple prospects, as the big one in town is Memphis defensive tackle Dontari Poe, a guy that many think the Steelers will take with their first round pick. The Steelers are hosting five college prospects, including Memphis defensive tackle Dontari Poe, on the final day for pre-draft visits. The

The Steelers are chatting with a couple prospects, as the big one in town is Memphis defensive tackle Dontari Poe, a guy that many think the Steelers will take with their first round pick.

The Steelers are hosting five college prospects, including Memphis defensive tackle Dontari Poe, on the final day for pre-draft visits.

The 6-4, 346-pound Poe is considered a surefire first-round pick, and he is of particular interest to the Steelers considering veteran nose tackle Casey Hampton is going into the final year of his contract.

Poe sent his stock soaring at the NFL Scouting Combine in February, as he bench-pressed 225 pounds 44 times and ran a 4.98 in the 40-yard dash. He is one of the top defensive tackle prospects in the draft, and he may be gone before the Steelers’ first-round pick, No. 24 overall.

The Steelers are also meeting with Cincinnati tight end Adrien Robinson, SMU guard Kelvin Beachum, Arkansas wide receiver Gregory Childs and Colorado wide receiver Toney Clemons at their South Side headquarters.

Clemons is a local product, having starred at Valley High School in New Kensington. He started his college career at Michigan before transferring to Colorado.

]]>http://www.planetsteelers.com/index.php/memphis-dt-poe-among-five-prospects-visiting-steelers/feed/0Scouting combine report: Memphis giant full of Poe-tential as NThttp://www.planetsteelers.com/index.php/scouting-combine-report-memphis-giant-full-of-poe-tential-as-nt/
http://www.planetsteelers.com/index.php/scouting-combine-report-memphis-giant-full-of-poe-tential-as-nt/#commentsMon, 27 Feb 2012 01:40:13 +0000http://www.planetsteelers.com/index.php/2012/02/26/scouting-combine-report-memphis-giant-full-of-poe-tential-as-nt/Dontari Poe is a large man who can fill large holes in the middle of a defensive line. Source: post-gazette.com - Steelers/NFL

]]>http://www.planetsteelers.com/index.php/scouting-combine-report-memphis-giant-full-of-poe-tential-as-nt/feed/1Steelers Offensive Coordinator Candidate Randy Fichtner – The Memphis Tiger Yearshttp://www.planetsteelers.com/index.php/steelers-offensive-coordinator-candidate-randy-fichtner-the-memphis-tiger-years/
http://www.planetsteelers.com/index.php/steelers-offensive-coordinator-candidate-randy-fichtner-the-memphis-tiger-years/#commentsWed, 25 Jan 2012 11:40:42 +0000http://www.planetsteelers.com/index.php/2012/01/25/steelers-offensive-coordinator-candidate-randy-fichtner-the-memphis-tiger-years/*** Discuss this article and more at our Pittsburgh Steelers forum *** Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbacks coach Randy Fichtner has been at the top of my potential candidates to replace Bruce Arians as the offensive coordinator since it was announced that Arians would not return in 2012. The reasons are obvious as he already has a

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbacks coach Randy Fichtner has been at the top of my potential candidates to replace Bruce Arians as the offensive coordinator since it was announced that Arians would not return in 2012. The reasons are obvious as he already has a good grasp of the talent on the Steelers roster, he has a good relationship with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and he has had an association with head coach Mike Tomlin dating back to 1998 when they both were on the Arkansas State coaching staff. Tomlin in fact hired Fichtner to his staff when he was hired back in 2007. Fichtner also runs Read more [...]

]]>http://www.planetsteelers.com/index.php/steelers-offensive-coordinator-candidate-randy-fichtner-the-memphis-tiger-years/feed/1Steelers QB Coach Randy Fichtner Interested in Memphis Head Coaching Jobhttp://www.planetsteelers.com/index.php/steelers-qb-coach-randy-fichtner-interested-in-memphis-head-coaching-job/
http://www.planetsteelers.com/index.php/steelers-qb-coach-randy-fichtner-interested-in-memphis-head-coaching-job/#commentsThu, 01 Dec 2011 08:49:42 +0000http://www.planetsteelers.com/index.php/2011/12/01/steelers-qb-coach-randy-fichtner-interested-in-memphis-head-coaching-job/Post-Gazette's Ed Bouchette tipped a report off from the Memphis Commercial Appeal saying Steelers quarterbacks coach Randy Fichtneris interested in Memphis University's head football coach position. Fichtner had two stints at Memphis, one as the school's offensive coordinator under head coach Tommy West in 2001-06, the other as quarterbacks coach under Chuck Stobart from 1990-93.

''I think he'd be a perfect fit,'' said former Tigers assistant Wayne Weedon, a member of the U of M radio broadcast team and an assistant on the same Memphis staff with Fichtner in the early 1990s.

Fichtner replaced Ken Anderson as the Steelers quarterbacks coach in 2010, after having served the 2007-09 seasons as the wide receivers coach. He replaced current offensive coordinator Bruce Arians in that role in 2007.

Fichtner worked with Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin at Arkansas State in 1997-1998.

Colleges are in the height of their recruiting efforts this time of the year, and more often than not, schools look to secure their head coaches as early as possible. It's pure speculation to suggest who Fichtner's replacement would be in the event of his departure, but an internal hire, at least on an interim basis, would make the most sense from a continuity standpoint.